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New Pictures of White Knight Two and SpaceshipTwo

soldeed writes "Over at the Virgin Galactic press site, there are new pictures of both White Knight Two and SpaceShip 2 during construction for media use. After seeing them, I can't help but wonder; Gee, what's in the box?"

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  1. The box contains... by mtmra70 · · Score: 2, Funny

    After seeing them, I can't help but wonder; Gee, what's in the box?

    It's the bomb that someone is senting up. After all, AYBABTU.

  2. The box by D-Cypell · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I can't help but wonder; Gee, what's in the box?"

    Well it is a box being delivered to a team of physicists, I guess they wont know for certain until they open it :)

  3. What's in the box? by gparent · · Score: 3, Funny

    A cat. We don't know if it's dead or alive.

    1. Re:What's in the box? by macshome · · Score: 4, Funny

      Obviously the cake is in the box.

    2. Re:What's in the box? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      No. The one that the IE team sent them.

    3. Re:What's in the box? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Pain.

  4. Re:Seriously - the box by BobNET · · Score: 4, Funny

    So you're saying there's nothing in the box? Absolutely nothing?!?!

    Stupid!!! You're so STUPID!!!!!!

  5. Re:Seriously - the box by brunokummel · · Score: 4, Funny

    So you're saying there's nothing in the box? Absolutely nothing?!?!

    Stupid!!! You're so STUPID!!!!!!

    Maybe there's a cat alive and dead in it...

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  6. Re:Seriously - the box by shawn(at)fsu · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hear red snapper is a very good fish :)

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  7. Re:Seriously - the box by Eternauta3k · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's so hip, he goes to wild parties where he meets hot female composite construction engineers

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  8. Space port with a box, it has to be: by sjs132 · · Score: 2, Funny

    A space port with a box laying around? Sounds like someone lost their parallel dimension. Quick, turn it inside out before they invade!

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  9. Re:Seriously - the box by Epistax · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're close. Remember, these are SPACESHIPS! The boxes are where they keep the gravity. If they took the boxes off, the thing would just float up into space. They'll take the boxes off when they're done.

  10. So you've won a trip into space by CrazyJim1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do you want to keep your space vacation or trade it for what is in the box?

    1. Re:So you've won a trip into space by rhiorg · · Score: 3, Funny

      What could be in the box? Boy, it could be anything! It could even be a space vacation!

  11. Re:Offended by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > As a 49 yo grandmother, c programmer ...

    C programming is so easy, even a grandmother can do it?

  12. What's in the box? by Huntr · · Score: 2, Funny

    1: Cut a hole in a box
    2: Put your junk in that box
    3: Make her open the box

  13. Re:Same old... by Overzeetop · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your orbital mechanics professor must be so proud.

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  14. Re:Cool names? by cashman73 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Doesn't anyone else see the irony in a company named "virgin" naming its first two ships after ships from the Star Trek series? ;-)